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Feb 19, 2025

Idaho: Lawmakers Advance Legislation to Governor's Desk Imposing Mandatory Minimum Penalties for Low-Level Marijuana Possession

"House Bill 7 is mean-spirited and its one-size-fits-all approach is inconsistent with our longstanding principles of justice and fairness." The post Idaho: Lawmakers Advance Legislation to Governor’s Desk Imposing Mandatory Minimum Penalties for Lo...

Feb 19, 2025

South Dakota: Lawmakers Narrowly Reject Effort to Repeal Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Access

Seventy percent of voters approved the law in 2020; the program currently serves more than 13,000 South Dakota patients. The post South Dakota: Lawmakers Narrowly Reject Effort to Repeal Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Access appeared first on NORML.

Feb 14, 2025

NORML Op-Ed: Don't Let Politicians Cancel Ohio's Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Law

Politicians proclaim that 'elections have consequences.' Increasingly, however, when it comes to elections deciding marijuana policies, Republican lawmakers are seeking to ensure that they don't. The post NORML Op-Ed: Don’t Let Politicians Cancel Oh...

Feb 07, 2025

Montana: Republican Lawmaker Calls for State Surveillance of Consumers' Retail Marijuana Purchases

"This legislation is anti-freedom, unnecessarily jeopardizes Montanans' personal privacy, and seeks to fundamentally undermine the will of the 57 percent of voters who decided at the ballot box to legalize the adult-use cannabis market." The post Montana:...

Feb 05, 2025

Virginia: Lawmakers Approve Bills Regulating Adult-Use Cannabis Sales, But Governor's Veto Looms

"Every year that we do not enact retail sales in Virginia for adult use marijuana is another year that the Commonwealth is choosing to continue ceding control of the marijuana market to untaxed, illicit operators." The post Virginia: Lawmakers Approve Bil...

Jan 30, 2025

Ohio: GOP Lawmakers Move To Roll Back State's Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Law

Changes proposed by SB 56 include raising taxes on the retail sale of cannabis products, imposing new restrictions on home-cultivation, setting an arbitrary cap on the total number of retailers allowed statewide, and providing new penalties for adults who...

Jan 29, 2025

NORML Is Standing Up for Your Rights

We are supporting numerous bills that seek to expand the freedoms and liberties of responsible cannabis consumers. The post NORML Is Standing Up for Your Rights appeared first on NORML.

Jan 29, 2025

Colorado Springs: City Council Seeks to Overturn Election Outcome with New Marijuana Repeal Question

"Whether or not one personally supports or opposes cannabis legalization, these cynical and undemocratic tactics ought to be a cause of deep concern." The post Colorado Springs: City Council Seeks to Overturn Election Outcome with New Marijuana Repeal Que...

Jan 28, 2025

Maryland: Annapolis City Council Members Vote to End Marijuana Testing for Public Employees

"We have corrected an injustice where our employees were being unjustly punished and potentially having their careers destroyed for responsibly utilizing a legal substance on their own time." The post Maryland: Annapolis City Council Members Vote to En...

Jan 23, 2025

Join NORML in 2025 and Stand for Cannabis Freedom

Together, we are changing the way people talk and think about cannabis. The post Join NORML in 2025 and Stand for Cannabis Freedom appeared first on NORML.

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